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Italian Journal of Medicine, 2023 Prolonged prothrombin time increases the risk of bleeding complications in proportion to prolongation severity. We reported the case of a 72-year-old woman with a recent hospitalization for methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis ...
Matteo Nicoletto +6 more
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Review article - Impact of Vitamin K on Human Health
Iraqi Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2021 Vitamins k is an important fat-soluble vitamin that can be obtained from plants, bacteria and animals and is necessary for the blood clotting. It plays a key function as a cofactor in the synthesizing of blood clotting proteins in the liver; recently ...
Najwan K. Fakhree +2 more
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Experimental Model of Subclinical Vitamin K Deficiency [PDF]
Folia Medica, 2020 Introduction: Vitamin K (VK) is a co-factor in the post-translational gamma glutamic carboxylation of Gla-proteins. VK-dependent coagulation factors are carboxylated in the liver by VK1.
Silvia Gancheva +3 more
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Coagulopathy in Zellweger spectrum disorders: a role for vitamin K [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction: Zellweger spectrum disorders (ZSDs) are caused by an impairment of peroxisome biogenesis, resulting in multiple metabolic abnormalities. This leads to a range of symptoms, including hepatic dysfunction and coagulopathy. This study evaluated
Engelen, M. (Marc) +6 more
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Acquired-Transient Factor X Deficiency in a Teenager with Extensive Burns [PDF]
, 2011 Acquired factor X deficiency is an extremely rare situation. It has shown to be associated with systemic amyloidosis, respiratory mycoplasma infection, factor X inhibitors, antiphospholipid antibodies, vitamin K defi ciency/liver disease as well as the ...
Almeida, T +3 more
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Zdorovʹe Rebenka, 2020 The article presents a clinical course and components of the treatment of a hemorrhagic syndrome caused by late vitamin K deficiency in a full-term girl of 28 days of age.
M.M. Kiselova, G.V. Koshulap
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Toward eradication of B-vitamin deficiencies : considerations for crop biofortification [PDF]
, 2018 'Hidden hunger' involves insufficient intake of micronutrients and is estimated to affect over two billion people on a global scale. Malnutrition of vitamins and minerals is known to cause an alarming number of casualties, even in the developed world ...
Strobbe, Simon +1 more
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Prophylactic vitamin K for vitamin K deficiency bleeding in neonates [PDF]
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2000 Vitamin K deficiency can cause bleeding in an infant in the first weeks of life. This is known as Hemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn (HDN). HDN is divided into three categories: early, classic and late HDN. Early HDN occurs within 24 hours post partum and falls outside the scope of this review.
R M, Puckett, M, Offringa
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Althea Medical Journal, 2022 Background: Vitamin K is crucial for neonates to prevent bleeding disorders. Raising awareness of vitamin K use would show positive outcomes. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitude of prophylactic use of vitamin K for bleeding disorders in
Rawan Mohamed Sabri Hassan +4 more
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Infant Serum and Maternal Milk Vitamin B-12 Are Positively Correlated in Kenyan Infant-Mother Dyads at 1-6 Months Postpartum, Irrespective of Infant Feeding Practice. [PDF]
, 2018 BackgroundVitamin B-12 is an essential nutrient required for many functions including DNA synthesis, erythropoiesis, and brain development. If maternal milk vitamin B-12 concentrations are low, infants may face elevated risks of deficiency when ...
Achando, Beryl +9 more
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